Bird

Bird is the Anglo-Saxon brid, the young of any animal, hence bride, verb, beran, to bring forth.

A bird of ill-omen. A person who is regarded as unlucky; one who is in the habit of bringing ill-news. The ancients thought that some birds indicated goodluck, and others evil. Even to the present daymany look upon owls, crows, and ravens as unlucky birds; swallows and storks as lucky ones.